title: Acute abdominal pain secondary to a urachal cyst abscess.
abstract: Primary care physicians often see patients with complaints of acute abdominal pain. The differential diagnosis for the acute abdomen is complex and requires not only precise clinical skills but also a high index of suspicion for a specific disease state. Uncommon disorders must be considered when the signs and symptoms observed are unusual or the pathologic entity suspected is not found on diagnostic workup or during surgery. A urachal cyst abscess, although rare, may have the signs and symptoms of an acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Tupelo 38801, USA. brwalton@nmhs.net
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authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery